Adjustable file-holder.



C. A. BLOIVIEEN.

ADJUSTABLE FILE HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. I3. I9I4. IIIiNEwIzD JUNE291.13m.

Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

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a tilt CARL A.4 BLOIVIEEN, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

ADJUSTABLE FILE-HOLDER.

Application led January 13, 1914, Serial No. 811,894. Renewed .Tune 29,1916.

T 0 all whom t may concern Be it knownvthat I, CARL A. BLOMEEN, asubject of the King of Sweden, residing at Seattle, in thecounty of Kingand State of l/Vashington, have invented certain newand usefulImprovements in Adjustable File- Holders, of lwhich the following is aspecification. I j

This invention relates in general to the subject of hand tools, and hasspecialref-v erence to a novel form of holder therefor, that isparticularly adapted to files, rasps and similar tools.

The main object of the invention is to provide a holder for the purposedescribed of simple and durable construction that will accommodate filesof different types and sizes, and securely hold the same in rigidworking position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a lile holder whichincludes adjustable file clamping means for use in connection with onetype of file, that can be swung out of position to render the deviceusable with files of another variety.

`With the above and other objects in View which will more readily appearas the nature of the invention is "better understood, the same consistsin the novel construction, combination and arrangement of partshereinafter more fully described, illustrated and claimed.

A preferred and practical embodiment of the invention is shown in theaccompanying drawings `wherein` Figure 1 is a top plan view of myimproved file holder shown in connection with one `type of file. Fig. 2is a longitudinal section on the line 2 2 of'Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is avertical section on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4f is a transversesection on the line 4% of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of myimproved file'holder shown in connection with a modified type of file.Fig. G is a longitudinal section onfthe line 6 6 of Fig. 5.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe different figures of the drawings- Many of the file holders now inuse are particularly constructed to be used with only one type of ilethereby rendering the use of the same very limited. Therefore, it is thepurpose of the present invention, as hereto- Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Sept. 112, 1916.,

serial No. 106,728.

fore stated, to provide a holder which is adapted to be used with filesof different shapes. lll/'ith this end in view, the present holder isdesigned to embody in its organization a back member 1 which ispreferably provided at one end with an angularly disposed supportingbracket 2. The portion of the body of the back memberl adjacent thebracket 2 is formed with a guideway 8, the side edges of which arebeveled as indicated at l to form;` guide ribs 5, while the opposite endportion of the back member is provided with a plurality of adjustmentopenings G, which are preferably arranged in alinement in thelongitudinal center of said member.

Mounted within the guideway 3 is a file clamping member 7 in the form ofa slidable carrier, which for convenience in. assembling is made in twosections, namely a top plate 8 and a bottom plate 9. The said upperplate 8 has its side edges beveled as at 10 to match with the bevelsides 4L of the ribs 5. This arrangement facilitates the clampingtogether of the plates 8 and 9, by means of a rivet or equivalentfastening 11., within the guideway 3 so that the lentire carrier has afree sliding movement on the guide ribs 5. The bottom plate 9 of thecarrier is provided at one end with an angularly disposed, dependingthreaded lbracket portion 12,- and at its 'o ther'end with a swingingfiler receiving lug 18 which is hinged thereto as at 14. The bodyportion of the carrier comprising' the plates 8 and 9 is furtherprovided with an adjustment opening 15 similar to the openings 6 in thebody of the back member. rlhe said swinging file receiving lug 13 isadapted to be swung into and out of the slot or guideway 3, so that theend opposite the hinging point 14, which is provided with alongitudinally tapered dovetail groove 16, will project above the topplane of the back member when the lug is swung into a vertical position.`While in this position, the said lug 13 is adapted to receive thetapered shank of a file F placed therein, while the other end of thesaid .'[ile is engaged by a removable le abutment lug 17 which maybes'crewed or otherwise ini serted into one of the adjustment openingsG, and which is preferably provided with a flat side to rmly seat theend of the file.

For the purpose of moving the carrier 7 in the guideway and advancingthe same toward the lug 17 so as to clamp the le between the same andthe hinged file receiving lug 13, there is provided an adjusting screw18 which has at one end a handle 19 and a supporting connection with thebracket 2, and which is also in threaded engagement with the bracket 12of the carrier. rllhus, it will be seen that for les of the type shownin Fig. 1 of the drawings, that is, files provided with a tapered shankor end portion usually adapted to be inserted in a suitable handle, maybe effectively clamped to the back member by placing the tapered endthereof in the tapered dove-tailed groove 16 of the hinged ile receivinglug 13 and turning the adjusting screw 18 so as to advance the carriertoward the abutment lug 17. It will be apparent that files of variouslengths may ,tbe accommodated by this method inasmuch as the removablelug 17 may be inserted in any one of the adjustment openings G, and thecarrier freely shifted back and forth in the guideway 3 to suit theother end.

In Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings the invention is shown in connectionwith a flat file. When using the holder for this form of tool, it isonly necessary to swing the file receiving lug 13 down below the planeof the back member thereby providing a free and unobstructed surfaceupon which the tool may rest. For the purpose of securing a file.similar to that shown in these figures to the backmember, it isnecessary that the same should be provided with openings 20 to admitsuitable fastening elements such as screws 21 to be insertedtherethrough for engagement with any one of the openings 6 in the fileback or the threaded opening 15 in the' carrier. y1n this form of theinvention the carrier 7 may be as freely adjusted as in the otheradaptation, thereby accommodating les of various lengths and securingaccurate adjustment which is necessarily essential with tools of thischaracter.

With further reference to the arrange* ment of the brackets 2 and 12 andthe handle 19, it may be said that the same presents an advantage overmany file holders which are now in use, since they permit the tool to beheld by a workman in a manner similar to a plane.

1t is thought that other features and advantages of the invention willbe readily apparent without further description, and it will alsov beunderstood that various changes within the scope of the appended claimsmay be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing anyof the advantages of the same.

I claim:

1. A file holder comprising an elongated file back provided within oneend portion thereof with a longitudinally arranged guideway and at itsother end with a plurality of adjustment openings, an adjustableabutment member adapted to be fitted in certain of said openings andalso adapted to engage with one end of the file to be supported, acarrier slidably arranged in the said longitudinally disposed guidewayand provided with a nut member, a fastening device fitted to the carrierand engaging with the other end portion of the file to be carried, and ahandle swiveled to one end of the file back and having a screw engagingsaid nut member.

2. A file holder including a back member provided with a guideway, anadjustable carrier comprising a pair of connected plate members arrangedto slidably engage the edges of said guideway, file engaging meanshinged to the said carrier and means for securing the file to the backand carrier.

3. A le holder including a back member having a file abutment at one endand a guideway at the other, and a movable file clamping member arrangedto slidably engage the edges of said guideway and adjustable therein,said lile clamping member adapted to receive a le fastening, and alsohaving a pivoted file receiving lug adapted to be swung into positionthrough the guideway to engage the end of a file.

4L. A file holder including a back member having a removable lileabutment member at one end, and a slidably arranged clamping member atthe other, said file member having a file receiving lug adapted to bcswung below the plane of the back member, and adapted to clamp a filebetween itself and said abutment.

5. A file holder including a back member provided with a guideway, aremovable file abutment lug at one end, a file clamping memberlongitudinally movable 1n the l guideway, a file receiving lug hinged tosaid clamping member, and means for adjusting the clamping member in theguideway.

6. A file holder including a back member provided with a guideway, andhaving an angularly disposed supporting bracket at one end, a clampingmember in the form of a slidable4 carrier mounted in said guideway andalso having an angularly disposed bracket portion at one end, a ilereceiving lug hinged to the other end of said carrier and adapted toswing into and out of the guideway in the back member, and means foradjusting4 said carrier.

7. A file holder including a back member having a plurality of openingsand a guideway, a carrier comprising united top and bottom platesslidablv arranged in said guideway, an angularly disposed threadedbracket member formed at one end of the carrier, a file receiving lughinged to the In testimony whereof hereunto aiiix my other end of saidCarrier, said lug having a signature 1n the presence of two Witnesses.longitudinally tapered file receiving groove,

. 4 i and adapted to be swung into and out of CARL A BLOMEEN saidguideway, carrier adjustlng means, and Wltnesses: removable le engagingmeans for securing l THos. A. HARRISON, the le to the back member. O.BERGSTROM.

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